Connecting with Janie by Email or Blog

                                  Connect your classroom with Janie Free!

Want an author visit for your students but your district can't afford it?  Students have questions best answered by an author? Your classroom is reading books by Janie Lynn Panagopoulos and they have lots of questions?  

Let me help.   With our nation’s economic troubles and all school budgets cut, frozen or non-existent, the least I can do is offer my services, as an author, to our nation’s teachers and do my part in support of education. As a person who truly believes in what teachers are doing in the classroom and also to "Thank" those of you who have read, shared, purchased, and emotionally supported me over the years, here is what I can do...

 EMAILING:  The simplest and least expensive of all connections, if your class has book questions or they need to interview an author for a report, is simply email me.  I will answer back as soon as possible.  If you have classroom questions, please list them on one email, number the questions and email it to me.  I will cut and paste your email into a return letter and answer the questions numerically.  Email: Pandex@prodigy.net

 BLOGS:  I have numerous workshop blogs located in different places.  I am currently setting up a new blog on the word press site under http://www.anewadventure.org/write-right/

 I also have a blog site on this website that you or your students can use to blog to me. www.JLPanagopoulos.com

If you are reading my books and want me to visit you on your school blog... simply invite me and we can set up a day and time that will work for everyone...  Keep in mind, these are all FREE.  Blog tours are fun and simple to do!

SKYPE OR OOVOO: No need for expensive videoconferencing equipment, just do a free download from Skype at: http://www.skype.com/download   or Oovoo at: http://www.oovoo.com/Download.aspx  (REMEMBER if you are using a MAC computer you must download the MAC software.)

 Once you have your download in place, you MUST set up your privacy settings and check with your tech person to make sure the firewall and ports are open to use these programs in your school.  After that, get your video camera set up by going to tools>options and connect your video.

 After all this is completed, send me an email and invite me to connect.  I will set up a date and time with you for a test connect, just to make sure everything is working on your computer (you might want to invite your tech person to sit in on the test for additional pointers). 

 After the test connect, we can set up a time where you can invite your classroom to do a FREE 30 minute connection where they can ask me questions about whatever is on their mind.   (Don't worry about a small screen contact, you or your tech person can simply connect the computer to a projector and I can be projected life size to your students and I will also be able to see and interact with them.)

 I do have other programs, workshops and residencies that have a basic per hour fee, but if I can help you out by testing with you and help your class out by getting comfortable with this type of program...it is my pleasure to do so. 

 Until I can figure out how to fly, drive or give books away free without going broke, this will be my way of helping to support all of you and say "Thank You" for supporting me and my work.

         Working together, we will all get back on our feet again!

Pandex@prodigy.net or Author@prodigy.net website: www.JLPanagopoulos.com